{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-150.645","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 150.645","heading":"Liability of landowner consenting to hunting, fishing, and other outdoor","body":"activities on premises -- Claims for property damage by state employees\nparticipating in wildlife management practices.\n(1) An owner, lessee, or occupant of premises  who gives permission to another person\nto hunt, fish, trap, camp, hike, rock climb, boulder, or rappel upon the premises\nshall owe no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by the person or to give\nwarning of any hazardous conditions on the premi ses, and the owner, lessee, or\noccupant, by giving his or her permission, does not thereby extend any assurance\nthat the premises are safe for such purpose, or constitute the person to whom\npermission is granted an invitee to whom a duty of care is owed. T he owner, lessee,\nor occupant giving permission for any of the purposes stated above shall not be\nliable for any injury to any person or property caused by the negligent acts of any\nperson to whom permission is granted. This section shall not limit the lia bility\nwhich would otherwise exist for willful and malicious failure to guard or to warn\nagainst a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity; or for injury suffered in\nany case where permission to hunt, fish, trap, camp, hike, rock climb, boulder, o r\nrappel was granted for a consideration other than the consideration, if any, as set\nforth in KRS 411.190(1)(d), paid to said owner, lessee, or occupant by the state.\nThe word \"premises\" as used in this section includes lands, rocks, boulders, cliffs,\nprivate ways, and any buildings and structures thereon. Nothing in this section\nlimits in any way any liability which otherwise exists.\n(2) Department employees who participate in bona fide wildlife management practices\nare agents of the department and state and, in the event property damage does\noccur, a claim for property damages may only be brought in the Board of Claims\npursuant to KRS 49.040 to 49.180.","path":["KRS Chapter 150"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56480","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:44Z","sha256":"1b0ddf4ee3119985b826eeedb737ecddf4a84457a8a71b82a848e655fb6712b4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-150.640","next":"us-ky/krs-150.650"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}